Think tanks and Alwin’s tanks
Few days ago, we went to the post office to visit our postmaster (who will be retiring in a year) and post some letters to friends. And because we were quite hungry, we decided to have lunch in he canteen.
I always dread eating out because good affordable food (nutritious and real food - that is real vegetables, meat, fruit drinks, etc., rather than processed foods or meals pumped with artificial flavors and seasoning) is becoming harder and harder to find.
It wasn’t easy getting anything to drink either, since I’ve been trying to avoid bottled water and the customary filtered tap water or water fountains are no longer available. Maybe next time, we should bring our own water …
So we ended up eating artificially spiced food and drinking something called “Fit and Right.” The drinks were Del Monte company products and supposedly has L-Carnitine that help the body burn fats. Oops! I thought, that would be the last thing I need. 
I decided to keep the plastic bottles to check the chemical ingredients out on the Internet. We passed by my mom’s house and there was Alwin with a new trick up his sleeve.
Alwin now has this new “recycled shop” where he sells products made from junk. He showed me a price list of products in the shop and said that if I bring my own junk I can get 5 pesos discount.
Since I was carrying two plastic bottles, I easily qualified to being Alwin’s first victim. 
And Trevor the second: I asked Trevor if he could give Alwin 30 pesos for the two plastic bottles that Alwin will transform into tanks. 
It will take at least 2-3 days for the tanks to be finished, Alwin said, but that evening, he rang up and said the tanks are now ready.
So we picked up the tanks and here they are.
Not bad, I thought. One of them even had front wheel suspension.
Anyway, I will check out the Del Monte’s “Fit and Right” ingredients shortly. The product recommends drinking three times a day, and that together with good food and exercise, one is bound to become “fit and right.”
I guess if one really had good food and adequate exercise then a bit of chemicals from junk like “Fit and Right” shouldn’t do too much damage, whilst keeping the huge multinational company fit and wealthy!